ICT

Vodafone Bemobile to boost mobile phone competition

Mobile phone competition in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands is about to get tougher, after a deal which will see about US$250m (K550 million) in new funding for PNG’s second carrier, BeMobile, which will see it relaunched as Vodafone BeMobile.
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BSP’s Ian B Clyne: Technology is the key

BSP, PNG’s largest bank, is being recognised globally as a major innovator with mobile technology. In our exclusive interview, Group CEO Ian B Clyne reflects on a momentous year for the bank and its plans for future growth. Business Advantage PNG (BAPNG): I gather BSP opened a record number of new accounts last year. How […]
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ICT reform delivers business benefits

Information and communications technology has received a much-needed shake-up in Papua New Guinea. The first phase of PNG’s information and communications sector deregulation occurred with the issuing of a mobile phone licence to privately-owned Digicel PNG in July 2007. Digicel immediately started to compete aggressively with state-owned incumbent, Telikom PNG. Mobile phone coverage in PNG […]
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Opening up the telecommunications market

Papua New Guinea’s new regulatory regime for ICT is being credited with bringing about greater competition and an expansion of services. Business Advantage spoke with Charles Punaha of the National Information and Communications Technology Authority, the industry’s regulator, to discover how. Can you explain the changes to the way Papua New Guinea’s ICT sector is […]
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Connecting Western Province to the world

An ambitious and transformative project has commenced to bring 21st century communications to the rural areas of Western Province for the first time. Western Province is remote, even for Papua New Guinea, and its sparsely distributed population and business community has, until recently, faced particular challenges in communicating not only across province but with other […]
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Papua New Guinea’s ICT evolution

Information and communications technology (ICT) reform in Papua New Guinea is not only delivering cheaper prices and stronger competition: it is also helping businesses devise a new generation of innovative services. As most companies that do business there will tell you, while it can be very rewarding, Papua New Guinea is a demanding environment in […]
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